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Thai Vocabulary: Natural Time Talk

Casual expressions for talking about timing, delays, and what happens next.

เดี๋ยว
dĭao
mid tonemid
noun, adverb
a moment, wait, soon
เดี๋ยวก่อน
dĭao gòn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2mid-low
wait a moment
เดี๋ยวนะ
dǐao ná
rising tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2rising-high
wait a second
เดี๋ยวค่อยทำ
dĭao khôi tham
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-falling-mid
I'll do it later
เดี๋ยวค่อยดู
dǐao khɔ̂i duu
rising tone — syllable 1 of 3falling tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3rising-falling-mid
we'll see later
เดี๋ยวค่อยว่ากัน
dǐao khɔ̂i wâa gan
rising tone — syllable 1 of 4falling tone — syllable 2 of 4falling tone — syllable 3 of 4mid tone — syllable 4 of 4rising-falling-falling-mid
we'll figure it out later
ไว้ก่อน
wái gòn
high tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2high-low
leave it for now
เอาไว้ก่อน
ao wái gɔ̀ɔn
mid tone — syllable 1 of 3high tone — syllable 2 of 3low tone — syllable 3 of 3mid-high-low
leave it for now
ไว้ทีหลัง
wái thii-lăng
high tone — syllable 1 of 3mid tone — syllable 2 of 3mid tone — syllable 3 of 3high-mid-mid
save it for later
อีกที
ìik thii
low tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2low-mid
again / another time
อีกหน่อย
ìik nòi
low tone — syllable 1 of 2low tone — syllable 2 of 2low-low
a little later / more
สักพัก
sàk phák
low tone — syllable 1 of 2high tone — syllable 2 of 2low-high
for a while / after a while
แป๊บนึง
bpɛ́ɛp nʉng
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
just a second
แป๊บเดียว
bpɛ́p diao
high tone — syllable 1 of 2mid tone — syllable 2 of 2high-mid
just a moment
เมื่อกี้
mʉ̂a-gîi
falling tone — syllable 1 of 2falling tone — syllable 2 of 2falling-falling
just now

Vocabulary (15 words)

เดี๋ยว dĭao
a moment, wait, soon
เดี๋ยวก่อน dĭao gòn
wait a moment
เดี๋ยวนะ dǐao ná
wait a second
เดี๋ยวค่อยทำ dĭao khôi tham
I'll do it later
เดี๋ยวค่อยดู dǐao khɔ̂i duu
we'll see later
เดี๋ยวค่อยว่ากัน dǐao khɔ̂i wâa gan
we'll figure it out later
ไว้ก่อน wái gòn
leave it for now
เอาไว้ก่อน ao wái gɔ̀ɔn
leave it for now
ไว้ทีหลัง wái thii-lăng
save it for later
อีกที ìik thii
again / another time
อีกหน่อย ìik nòi
a little later / more
สักพัก sàk phák
for a while / after a while
แป๊บนึง bpɛ́ɛp nʉng
just a second
แป๊บเดียว bpɛ́p diao
just a moment
เมื่อกี้ mʉ̂a-gîi
just now